163: Breaking the Formation: Golden Eyes Avoiding Water Pearls!
The Materials needed for the water repelling pill are not complex. Besides the main ingredient, the pupil of a Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast, the other Materials can be bought in the Prefecture City.
"Chuanwu, tomorrow you take Chuanjie to the Prefecture City, buy all the Materials, and bring them back to me."
Chen Changsheng said to Chuanwu, then looked at Chuanjie.
"Chuanwen, you need to put in more effort. Find a way to work with Zhao Song to arrange for the Black Ice Platform to enter the Prefecture City. Once that Lin Clan learns that Cousin Ma has left, they will definitely make a move against us!"
Chen Changsheng said to Chuanwen with a serious expression. As one of the five Clans in the Prefecture City, with a Patriarch at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining, Chen Changsheng believed that the other party would not easily give up. Perhaps they were already plotting against the Chen Clan right now!
"Father, rest assured, I have already investigated. The Lin Clan's main industry is mining and selling to the Xiao Immortal Clan. I will arrange for Steamed Bun and our most capable men to infiltrate the mining site!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Changsheng couldn't help but frown. He said somewhat unhappily:
"Steamed Bun has already made many contributions to our Chen Clan. Can't you arrange for him to train some newcomers and live a quiet life for a few days? Must you make him take risks?"
Chen Chuanwen showed a rather aggrieved expression and said helplessly:
"Father, I also know that Uncle Mantou has worked hard and made great contributions, so I didn't plan on sending him. It was he who came to me, insisting on participating in this operation. He said he found clues about his enemy in the Lin Clan's mining site."
Upon hearing this, Chen Changsheng couldn't help but recall the scene when he first met Steamed Bun. At that time, Steamed Bun's clavicle and leg bones were completely shattered, and he had become a cripple.
Steamed Bun had never mentioned his enemy before. Chen Changsheng thought he had forgotten, but it seemed he had kept them deeply imprinted in his heart.
"Since that's the case, tell Steamed Bun to be careful. Once he finds information, come back and tell me, and I will avenge him!"
After understanding the whole story, Chen Changsheng could only let out a long sigh. After all, he could not stop Steamed Bun from taking revenge. However, now that Steamed Bun was Innate, he believed the danger would not be too high.
"Alright, Father. I will go make the arrangements!"
Chuanwen nodded and left the courtyard. Chuanwu and Chuanjie also went to prepare for tomorrow's procurement in the Prefecture City.
Chen Changsheng continued to take out the "fire worshipping pill scripture" and carefully studied the refining method for the water repelling pill.
Soon, a day passed, and it was the afternoon of the next day.
Chen Changsheng was reading and drinking tea when Chuanjie's voice came from outside the door.
"Father, we are back. The Materials you wanted are all prepared!"
Chen Changsheng put down his teacup, walked towards the courtyard with his hands behind his back. The two, Chuanwu and Chuanjie, had already entered the gate carrying two large bundles of Materials.
"Open them and let me see!"
Chen Changsheng had them open the bundles and carefully inspected the Materials. After finding no issues, he nodded and said:
"Take them to the Pill Refining Room. Remember, do not disturb me while I am refining pills. This time I must succeed on the first try; there is no second chance!"
Chen Changsheng instructed the two, Chuanwu and Chuanjie, then took the "fire worshipping pill scripture" and walked into the Pill Refining Room.
"Father, rest assured and refine. Big Brother and I will guard you; absolutely no one will be able to disturb you!"
Before Chen Chuanjie exited the Pill Refining Room, he specifically told Chen Changsheng, then closed the door.
"Grand Supreme Elderly Lord bless me, let me succeed on the first try, and I will definitely build a memorial arch for you and worship you every year!"
Chen Changsheng was not very confident, so he utilized the ancestral skill of the Chinese people: asking the Ancestral Master for a blessing.
The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord was the recognized progenitor of the Dao of Alchemy and the source of alchemical arts in the Heavenly Court and the Three Realms. Praying to him could never be wrong!
Everything was ready. Chen Changsheng let out a long breath, then ignited the Pill Furnace!
The water repelling pill belongs to the external elixir method; it does not require a Cultivator to ingest it. Therefore, it mostly uses gold, mercury, quicksilver, and other metal and stone objects for assistance. The key is to extract their essence.
Chen Changsheng successively added gold, silver, copper, mercury, and other metal and stone objects into the Pill Furnace according to the proportions, then turned up the heat to melt them into liquid!
"Step two: add the main ingredient and let the properties of the auxiliary Materials infuse into it!"
Recalling what the "fire worshipping pill scripture" said, Chen Changsheng placed the pupil of the Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast into the Pill Furnace. He used his magic power to make the pupil hover, not letting it touch the molten metal in the Pill Furnace, only allowing it to absorb the essence from the molten metal.
"Essence into the pill, solidify!"
Chen Changsheng channeled his magic power, following a special Alchemy technique, to force out the essence from the molten metal and guide the colorful gases to gather towards the pupil!
Finally!
The color of the pupil changed several times, finally becoming a round pearl that was half-gold and half-silver, intertwined with blue patterns.
"Logically speaking, the final form should be a blue-patterned golden pearl, but this pupil of the Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast has natural formation patterns condensed on it, so it is understandable that it mutated into half-gold and half-silver!"
Chen Changsheng lowered his head and pondered for a while. In the end, he couldn't figure out why his water repelling pill had turned out this way. However, since there was only this one set of Materials, he could not give up no matter what; he could only grit his teeth and continue refining.
"The last step: blood-binding!"
Chen Changsheng murmured softly. Although the water repelling pill has the word 'pill' in its name, it is an external elixir; it is more like a secret treasure, just refined using Alchemy techniques!
Therefore, it requires blood-binding so that after it is refined, the owner can command it as easily as moving their own arm.
Chen Changsheng flicked his index finger lightly, forcing out a drop of Essence Blood. This was not ordinary blood; it was the most precious Hearts Blood. Using one drop would take a year or a year and a half to recover.
"Go!"
Chen Changsheng shouted softly. The Essence Blood floating in mid-air immediately flew into the water repelling pill and quickly fused within it.
Chen Changsheng immediately felt a faint connection between himself and this external elixir.
"Everything is done. Open the furnace..."
Chen Changsheng took a deep breath, waved his hand, and his magic power lifted the lid of the Pill Furnace. The water repelling pill flew out from the furnace and arrived in Chen Changsheng's hand.
Information about how to control this treasure and what its functions were rushed into Chen Changsheng's mind.
After a long time, Chen Changsheng finally recovered.
"How lucky! I didn't expect that I would actually refine such a treasure!"
Chen Changsheng was grinning from ear to ear because this external elixir not only possessed the water-repelling effect but also retained the ability to break formations, and the function of seeing through illusions had not disappeared either. It was simply perfect!
"Since its effects are so strong, calling you a water repelling pill is no longer appropriate!"
Chen Changsheng murmured, then a light flashed in his eyes. Combining the abilities of this external elixir, Chen Changsheng gave it a new name.
"From now on, you will be my, Chen Changsheng's, exclusive secret treasure. I will call you the formation-breaking golden eye water-repelling pearl!"
Chen Changsheng said happily, then, while playing with the water-repelling pearl in his hand, he walked out of the Pill Refining Room with a smile.
"Father, did you succeed?"
Chuanjie was particularly attentive to this matter and hurriedly came up to ask. Among the few, he was the most curious about the Jade Dragon Pool!